Category Archives: National Defense

There are many of you probably reading this who believe that the way I write about the criminal justice system on this blog is unfair, skewed, and maybe just flat wrong. The issue of wrongful convictions stands in stark contrast to the innumerable forms of propaganda promulgated through the media, universities, and even our own idealism. Criminal justice reality is… Read more »

Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested thirty times during the course of his civil rights advocacy. It’s not a stretch to characterize MLK as a man vs the State. He was fighting against the status quo, he was fighting against the “majority” societal opinion, at least in the South if not elsewhere. It’s truly startling if you take a moment to… Read more »

Here’s a super helpful look at our incarceration nation. This pie chart is an excellent resource compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative. Take a few minutes and look it over yourself. I’d be curious to hear what your impressions are. Let me know your thoughts. Here are a few of mine: If you look at the federal immigration detention number and… Read more »

It’s no secret that our judicial system is tilted in favor of the prosecution- has been for ages- so it should not come as a surprise to learn that the vast majority of those wrongfully convicted are the poor who cannot afford a private attorney, let alone any other legal support such as private investigators, technical experts, et cetera, factors… Read more »

I wanted to bring your attention to a very important article that highlights but one of the myriad problems facing our criminal justice system. Read the article here. Though I’m sure it’s a problem in other cities around the country, Chicago has a particularly disturbing “culture” wherein police routinely fail to show up for their court appearances, thereby delaying… Read more »

Our country and our judicial system were founded upon the crucial notion that the rights of the individual must always be protected against the monstrous powers of the State. This cannot be forgotten as we move towards substantive criminal justice reform. Our starting point must always be the individual, not the State. When someone is wrongfully convicted it’s (by… Read more »

We all have our causes, right? We all have something we think to be the most (or among the most) important issues we face. The wrongful conviction, mass incarceration, and general criminal justice reform issues that plague this country and this generation are at the forefront of my social consciousness. Criminal justice reform is one of the most important issues… Read more »

I no longer can support the State with the power of life and death when wrongful conviction case after wrongful conviction case have shown just how often the justice system gets it wrong. I’m voting to end the Death Penalty in my state. Here’s more explanation. Personally, I’m not opposed to the death penalty per se, philosophically or religiously. I’m… Read more »

Recently while at work I had a discussion with someone about the Making A Murderer documentary. She was very well versed in the story and seemed very intrigued by the topic, so I recommended to her that she look into another riveting documentary detailing wrongful convictions: Paradise Lost, the story of the West Memphis Three. She then in turn recommended… Read more »

So, Tezi and I just made it back to her place after being stuck in the snail’s-pace traffic surrounding the Donald Trump rally which took place within walking distance from Tezi’s home. Even as I type this, we can still hear the helicopters in the air, and what sounds like dozens of more police cars heading to the rally vicinity where… Read more »